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Taunus Wunderland
LocationSchlangenbad, Germany
StatusOperating
Opened1966 05 12
Operating season2019
Attendance260000
Area40,000 m2 (430,000 sq ft)
Website[1]

The Taunus Wonderland is an amusement park at Schlangenbad near Wiesbaden in Hessen.

Geography and location

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The amusement park is located in the southwest of the Taunus, between the Schlangenbader district Wambach (southwest) and the Taunussteiner district Seitzenhahn (northeast). The park is located in the densely wooded Hohen Taunus, somewhat northwest of the Taunushauptkamm, about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) (Beeline) west of the Hohe Root (617.9 m [2,027 ft]). The terrain of the park extends at an altitude between 460 and 480 m [1,510 and 1,570 ft]. [1] It is about one hectare (2.5 acres) in size.

The park is located on Landesstraße 3037 (also called Hohe Straße or Lahnstraße), which runs northwest from Bad Schwalbach from Bundesstraße 275 branches off and via the pass Hohe Root (height 617.9 m [2,027 ft]) [2] in the Vordertaunus, leads down towards Wiesbaden. [3]

History

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Dinosaurier Taunus Wunderland 2020
Otto Barth Junior 2020

The Taunus Wonderland was opened on May 12, 1966 by Gunhilde Maxeiner and her husband as Fairy Tale Forest and Petting Zoo. In addition to a total of 400 animals, 120 European livestock and exotic animals such as chimpanzees, kangaroos, emus, llamas and parrots shown. The park was aimed at the target group of younger children and their families. From 1998, Otto Barth Senior acquired the Taunus Wonderland and it was expanded into an amusement park with rides. The Heissner company's animated fairy tale representations of ceramic and ton of the old park were gradually removed, as was the collection of plastic dinosaur replica . Some of these still exist and have been expanded with new replicas. Exotic animals were handed over to specialists, and only the stock of exotic birds was significantly expanded. In 2009, a grill hut with outdoor and indoor seating and 4 separate grill stations was built. In 2015, a new underpass will be built under the federal highway 275 and the entrance area will be modernized. From 2016, the Taunus Wunderland concept was completely revised and thematic areas and visually revised mascots were introduced.[4][5]

The park was selected by the Hessian Minister of the Interior Peter Beuth as the location of the thank you event for volunteers and their families in the refugee situation 2015.[6]

Attractions

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Name Type Manufacturer Top speed Special features / route length Construction year
Wild Mouse Family Coaster Mack Rides 43 km/h 375 m route length 1999
Grape Slide White Water Ride Mack Rides 50km/h 16 m drop / 305 m route length 2001
Bang & Drop Freefall Tower ABC Rides 17 m drop height 2010
Wonder Glider Simulator Thomson UK 6D Effects 2020
Kuhddel Muuuhddel Family Coaster SBF Visa 30 km/h Rotating gondola / 60 m track length 2020

Other Attractions

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  • Bumper cars
  • Witches chair (attraction type Tower / manufacturer Sunkid Heege)
  • Swan Lake (attraction type carousel / manufacturer Metallbau Emmeln)
  • Haunted house (attraction type Mad House)
  • Silver Arrow Slides (attraction type tube slide)
  • Dash plow slides
  • Salad spinner (carousel attraction type)
  • Trout slingshot (attraction type water roundel / manufacturer Sunkid Heege)
  • Gickelbahn (attraction type Reitbahn / manufacturer Metallbau Emmeln)
  • Wash gems
  • Mulch trough adventure playground
  • Heu Express (type of attraction: railway / manufacturer Steinmaschinenbau Wiesbaden)
  • Himmelsstoerer (attraction type chain carousel Wellenflug 48 / manufacturer Zierer)
  • Fortune teller wagon (attraction type Crazy Bus / manufacturer SBF Visa)
  • Dalmatian circus (attraction type Bounce Spin / manufacturer SBF Visa)
  • Candy bath
  • Devil's wheel
  • Baby Bumper (mini bumper car attraction type)
  • Airship (attraction type Sinbad swing boat / manufacturer Metallbau Emmeln)
  • Käpt'n Kit (attraction type children's carousel)
  • Beetle carousel (attraction type children's carousel)
  • Canoe ride
  • Dino slide (attraction type tire slide)
  • Dino Riding (attraction type plastic mount)
  • Dino Bahn (attraction type treadmill / manufacturer Metallbau Emmeln)
  • Professor Doctor Feuerbach (attraction type mini cinema)
  • Volcano slides (attraction type tube slide)
  • Large parrot aviary
  • Donkey and pony farm
  • Petting zoo
  • Autoscooter
    Autoscooter
  • Silberpfeilrutschen
    Silberpfeilrutschen
  • Traubenrutsche Wildwasserbahn
    Traubenrutsche Wildwasserbahn
  • Knall & Fall Freefalltower
    Knall & Fall Freefalltower
  • Himmelsstürmer
    Himmelsstürmer
  • Wilde Maus Achterbahn
    Wilde Maus Achterbahn
  • Dino Rutschen
    Dino Rutschen

Operator

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The Taunus Wunderland is operated by the Taunus Wunderland e.K. Otto Barth.[7] The Barth family has been active as a family of showmen for 5 generations.[8] In the past, the roller coasters were designed by a specially founded engineering office.[9]

The managers of the park are Otto Barth Senior and his son Otto Barth Junior.[10] As of 2019, the family business employed an annual average of around 165 people and attracted 260,000 visitors per year.[11]

Mascots and Themes

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The main mascot of Taunus Wunderland is Muckel. It is an animated bear, as are the other characters Uncle Benno, Grandpa Alfred, Aunt Rosi and Betty.[12]

The family park is divided into 4 themed areas, each of which is assigned to one of the mascots. They are called Muckeldorf, Grandpa Alfred's Dino Valley, Uncle Benno's Farm and Aunt Rose's Candy Floss Land (as of 2021).

Events

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Halloween 2019

In late summer, regional bands will perform in Taunus Wunderland.[13] There will be a Halloween theme in October.[14] The Taunus Wonderland was redecorated for the first time in the winter months of 2020/21. [15]

References

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  1. ^ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
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  8. ^ "Barth". Kulturgut Volksfest (in German).
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  10. ^ "Imprint | Taunus Wonderland | The family park in nature!".
  11. ^ "Der Park | Taunus Wunderland | The family park in the Nature!". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |archive -date= (help)
  12. ^ "The Park | Taunus Wonderland | The family park in the Nature!".
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  14. ^ Halloween 2018 in Wiesbaden | Wiesbaden lives says. https://wiesbaden-leben.de/halloween-im-taunuswunderland-noch-5tage-gruselspass. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |abruf= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |datum= ignored (|date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |sprache= ignored (|language= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |titel= ignored (|title= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |werk= ignored (|work= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ 21 October 2020 by Alex, he Louisin Deutsche Freizeitparks, Freizeitpark News, Top News. html "Taunus Wonderland öff net 2020 for the first time in winter: Winter Wonderland invites you with new attractions". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Unknown parameter |abruf= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |sprache= ignored (|language= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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